The School of International Studies at the University of Trento awards one PhD thesis prize in memory of Dr. Brett William Campbell. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on 27 July 1979, Brett attended the PhD programme in International Studies at the University of Trento in 2012. He left us prematurely on 29 July 2018 after bravely fighting cancer.

The amount for this prize is EUR 1,200 and is made available by the joint contribution from the SIS and a group of Brett’s friends and colleagues. The objective of the prize is to recognize excellence in research by young scholars in fields related to Brett’s research interests. The winner will have the opportunity to present their work at the School of International Studies in 2024 or in the first half of 2025.